I have been ‘grilling’ (essentially cooking it on the Weber) the turkey for the last two years with good results using ideas from these two recipes -

https://www.howsweeteats.com/2019/11/grilled-turkey/

https://tastesbetterfromscratc...thanksgiving-turkey/

It’s a great way to free up oven space and congestion in the kitchen, and I can also tend to a beer or three and a cigar out on the deck whilst ‘making sure’ that the turkey is doing o.k.

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Originally posted by Cookster:
I can also tend to a beer or three and a cigar out on the deck whilst ‘making sure’ that the turkey is doing o.k.

A lot of people think you can just put stuff on the grill, or smoker, and it just magically gets done. They don’t realize the level of commitment it takes to monitor the cooking temperature, the food temperatures, and appearance of whatever’s cooking. I don’t know how I did it before I retired.

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Originally posted by Muddflap:

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Originally posted by Cookster:
I can also tend to a beer or three and a cigar out on the deck whilst ‘making sure’ that the turkey is doing o.k.

A lot of people think you can just put stuff on the grill, or smoker, and it just magically gets done. They don’t realize the level of commitment it takes to monitor the cooking temperature, the food temperatures, and appearance of whatever’s cooking. I don’t know how I did it before I retired.

When grilling first became popular, or when I first noticed it was around 1960. I absolutely dreaded it when we went to a friend or relative's house for "barbecue" as it inevitably ended up cremated. Well done would've been a lot more rare than what they did.

So when I moved out on my own, I bought a Weber kettle and treated it much the way I treat an oven, time and temperature. I've had a lot of people tell me I'm one of the few they've seen who do it right.

Just got back from 2 weeks in a Condo in Hawaii and Mrs. Flash and I would sit on the lanai every night and watch people grilling. It was amazing. They'd lift the lid, flames would go up a foot or two, they'd flip whatever it was over and lower the lid with flames still coming way up.

People still don't know how to grill, I guess, but we got a few good laughs out of it. Mrs. Flash said I should go down and show them how it's done, but I told her that unwanted advise is a bad thing to try to give.

My turkey is going to look, taste and smell like a pan-fried ribeye seasoned with Cavender's Greek seasoning.

Not off to a great start here.
Initial 500* done. Set to 350* for 2.5hr
Went to check after about an hour had elapsed. Oven was set to 170*

Guess we're eating a bit later than expected.

Smoked with apple and spatchcocked. It is the only way I make them anymore.

I'm cooking my turkey by leaving it at the grocery store and smoking a tri-tip instead.

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Originally posted by UTsig:
We're doing traditional but we flip the bird during the baking. This has always resulted in rave reviews from guests.

I cooked a bird upside down once by mistake. There may or may not have been copious amounts of alcohol the night before. I had a heckuva of a time stuffing it and couldn’t figure out why. Then we took it out of the oven when it was done, and someone noticed it was upside down. Got a lot of compliments and it really was one of the best turkeys I had eaten.

^^^ My mom would flip the turkey half-way during cooking, starting with the bird upside down, and baste it every 90 mins.

She went all out on the holidays, getting up at 4:30 am to start slow cooking the turkey (prepped the night before w/stuffing) and prepare everything else req'd for the grand meal, which usually was at 2:30 pm.

This year my family & I are taking it easy. We picked up a smoked turkey breast from the Honey Baked Ham Co. I already snagged a slice and it's delicious!

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
Not off to a great start here.
Initial 500* done. Set to 350* for 2.5hr
Went to check after about an hour had elapsed. Oven was set to 170*

Guess we're eating a bit later than expected.

Turkey's out & partially carved. Mighty juicy & tastes great.

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Originally posted by SIG4EVA:
Smoked with apple and spatchcocked. It is the only way I make them anymore.

Next year I'm doing that. My poor Weber smoker doesn't get fired up often enough in the Winter.

Spatchcocked and well rubbed on our Yoder 640. Feeding 11.

Planned on frying. Saw $50 tag on the peanut oil. Convection-roasted instead. Turned out delicious for the two of us.

In the oven at 325.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/re...urkey-recipe-1950271

Been using Alton Browns method for 12 or so years. Turns out great.

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Originally posted by DennisM:
Planned on frying. Saw $50 tag on the peanut oil. Convection-roasted instead. Turned out delicious for the two of us.

Ended up frying ours and will save the oil and fry another for Christmas to maximize the oil. That said, the oil was more per lb than the turkey itself..

None of the above. I make spaghetti with ground turkey. Cooking now, about to drop the angel hair in the water and boil.

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Originally posted by sasquatch28:
https://www.foodnetwork.com/re...urkey-recipe-1950271

Been using Alton Browns method for 12 or so years. Turns out great.

We used the same recipe. Omitted the ginger, apple & cinnamon though.
Brined for about 15hrs, not a dry bit of turkey to be had.
24lb bird, total about 3.5hrs in the oven.

We rotate holidays on my side of the family.
My uncle, then after he passed away, my cousin BBQ's the bird, as of the past few years there's been a few breasts in the smoker.
Never turned out bad! Crispy skin, juicy, tastes phenomenonal!

A few times on my wife's side, my wife and I will cook.
I don't know where she got the recipe, but daaammmmuuummmmm! Sage, apple cider, Apple cider vinegar and who knows what else. Cooked in the oven, so the house smells great! Fourth time, and another grand slam!

Roasted, dry-brined and spatchcocked the bird this year, everything else was going smoothly until I realized my sous vide circulator which was cooking the mashed potatoes was taking forever. No biggie, boiled-up a pot and tossed the sealed bags in, dinner was an hour later than we expected but, main bird was a hit as was the dressing. Now gonna have to look-up the warranty on this thing.